002 Pain and Pleasure
Now, the rules of the multiverse have been broken and reshaped, and the power of the law is no longer the preserve of gods, or even legendary beings. Any ordinary person who ignites the flame of the law can use this power close to the origin of the universe. Therefore, the power of spells is also much stronger than in the era of classical mages. For example, the Zero Ring Spell Tremor Shock cast by a classical mage can only numb an adult for a few seconds at most. Now, however, the trembling electric shocks unleashed by the law mages could easily kill a heavily armed warrior.
So now, it's called the Age of Laws.
In the Great Collapse, countless legendary powerhouses fell. Among them, those supreme beings turned into stars, tightened the thread of the law, and saved the world that was about to collapse. And those other sub-strong existences turned into legendary orbs and scattered across various continents.
Each legendary orb contains the strength, skills, knowledge, and experience of a legendary powerhouse. If you can completely absorb a legendary orb, it is tantamount to obtaining the same effect as "empowerment transmission", and your strength can be improved by leaps and bounds. In addition, there is also a mystery about the "power of existence" in the legendary orb. And in this era, gaining the power of existence is a necessary condition for advancing to the legend.
"Acquired the Orb of Legends: The Empire of Eorem."
"Iolum's Empire?!" Lothar's heart was so excited that it almost jumped out of her chest.
It's already a very rare thing to get a legendary orb, not to mention that the legendary orb in his hand actually originated from Iolem, the greatest arcanist of the classical era!
In the classical era, there was once a glorious and powerful Arcane Empire whose edge no gods dared to plunder, called Netherduran. And Ioram is the most powerful of the amazing Arcanists in the Arcane Empire. The two major inventions that laid the foundation of the Arcane Empire, the Mithic Core and the Immortal Technique, were both invented by Iolem. Without Iolem, there would be no Arcane Empire's majestic floating cities, devastating flying warships and Titan golems.
Iorham's influence on the world was so great that even though the Great Collapse occurred thousands of years after his death, his existential power turned into a legendary orb. Lothar was sure that if Iolem had been alive at the time of the Great Collapse, he would have been one of the brightest stars in the Crystal Dome today.
The legendary orb in her palm conveyed a warm touch, and Lothar felt something different.
"Complete the first contact with the Orb of Legends. You are about to feel the power of being. ”
"Three."
"Two."
"One."
The countdown was complete, and Lothar's eyes went dark, then lit up again.
He found himself flying in the air, with a huge city at his feet, with majestic and magnificent buildings stretching into the sky. The use of magical technology makes life in the city comfortable and convenient, and treasures from all sides of the multiverse are gathered in it. Every citizen's face is filled with pride and self-confidence.
With a rumbling sound, a shadow descended on Lothar's head. He felt an extraordinary wind pressure and looked up.
A huge floating city like a mountain slowly emerged from the clouds, with tall towers on it, and the huge crystals at the top of the towers shone like morning stars, making people dazzled. Surrounding the Floating City were huge flying warships as beautiful as shuttles, with the bow sticking out of the black hole magic crystal cannon muzzle, proclaiming the highest and strongest destructive power.
The light flashed again, and Lothar returned to the farmhouse where she had been temporarily borrowed. He knew that what he had just seen was the great and powerful magical empire of the classical era.
"The first contact is complete."
"Mental power is increased by 5; Mana increased by 10. ”
"Iolem constructs summoning to add to the list of spells."
"Whew, mastering the first spell is effortless." Lothar didn't expect the night's harvest to be so great.
And, the surprises continue.
"The Mystical Book opens."
In the sea of Lothar's knowledge, a large blank picture column suddenly opened. And in these picture columns, the legendary orb in his hand suddenly appeared. Underneath the picture, there was a long line of captions.
"This legendary orb is the epitome of the great Arcane Empire that Iolem built with his own hands. You're just getting a glimpse of it now, and you're reaping the benefits. 1% progress achieved from the Pokédex. ”
The Mystical Bestiary is a subsystem brought about by the laws of knowledge. As long as Lothar obtains information that meets the requirements of the Pokédex, he will be able to open the Podex and receive the corresponding rewards.
The illustrated book is divided into five categories: creatures, minerals, people, objects, and scenes. It's just that not everything makes it to the Pokédex. According to the different levels of mystery, the illustrated book is divided into five levels: weak, common, rare, epic, and legendary.
However, even the slightest mystery is not so easy to find.
"Now I'm just opening the Bestiary for this Legendary Orb, and the Podexdex is only 1% complete. When I study this Legendary Orb thoroughly and reach 100% completion, I will be rewarded with a full 20,000 XP and some kind of special reward. But now is not the time to study this orb. ”
It was late at night, and the injury on Lothar's head began to ache again because of fatigue. He could only put aside his intention to study the Legendary Orb and sleep with his clothes closed.
Early the next morning, Lothar was awakened by a gentle voice.
"Young master, it's dawn, it's time to get up." Lucy shook Lothar gently.
It is indeed a good experience to be awakened in the morning by the soft voice of a cute girl. Lothar got up smiling and chatted to Lucy as she made the bed.
"Young Master, did you drink the medicine last night?"
"Of course, I don't believe you check the clay pot."
"That's good. As long as you continue to drink the medicine for a few more days, you can be cured. ”
Lothar saw that Lucy was sweating on her forehead because she was busy, so she went and poured her a glass of water.
Lucy blushed at Lothar's thoughtfulness, and she smiled at Lothar and drank the water in a few sips.
Bang!
The glass fell to the ground and shattered.
Lucy felt paralyzed, and her beautiful face, which was originally warm as spring, was instantly covered with frost: "You poisoned? ”
"Technically, I just soaked one of the psychoparalyzing drugs in that jar of herbs, the root of the sword spine grass, in a glass of water." "It seems that you have been by my side for a long time, disguised as a loyal maid, for the sake of that legendary orb. ”
"You kind of waste, how can you deserve to have that great treasure!"
The fierce color on Lucy's face flashed, and a smear of blood spilled from the corner of her lips, and she actually overcame the paralyzing effect of the toxin.
"With such a strong physical fitness, at least it has reached the Black Iron Rank!" Lothar was taken aback and immediately retreated.
The Black Iron Rank has 3 body strengths, which is much stronger than his current half-dead appearance.
"Die!" Lucy screamed, pulling a sharp dagger from her stockings and stabbing at Lothar.
The huge gap in physical strength made it impossible for Lothar to dodge Lucy's attack at all. Fierce in his heart, he raised his left hand and met the opponent's dagger.
He needs to fight for cast time to turn the tide of battle.
Lothar's actions were unexpected, and with her body still affected by the paralyzing toxin, Lucy didn't have time to deflect the dagger off course, but stabbed straight into Lothar's palm.
“co-um-ro。”
A strange syllable rang in Lucy's ears, and her heart sinked: "Spell spells? Has this waste become a mage? ”
The surprise in her heart had not subsided, and Lucy only felt a chill behind her back, as if something sharp had pierced her lungs, and her whole body suddenly softened.
Lothar pushed Lucy, who was bleeding and too badly injured to move, and gasped to her feet. With a slight wave of his hand, a pitch-black sword was pulled out of Lucy's body, and then hovered around him with a "buzzing" sound.
"Iolem constructs a summoning spell, and what he summons is actually an activated sword. The destructive power of this longsword is at least 1.5 energy levels, which is more than a ring of spells. It seems that the power of the Legendary Orb is truly unfathomable. ”
He breathed a sigh of relief and began to examine the injuries on his hands.
"Hehe, interesting. That's what real pain is...... It turns out that a puncture wound is what it tastes like. ”
"You're not afraid of pain? Crazy, you shit looks crazy! Lucy said, dying.
"Crazy?" Lothar looked at Lucy, whose vitality was constantly draining, and laughed self-deprecatingly, "If you are an unlucky ghost who has been lying in a hospital bed for twenty years, you will also become a madman." ”
When Lothar was in her infancy, she suffered a shuttle crash. His parents died in the accident, and Lothar barely survived thanks to her mother's protection, but suffered permanent damage to her spine and nerves, leaving him with only three facial muscles in his body.
Thanks to the advanced technology and medical benefits of the Earth Federation in the 22nd century, Lothar survived in a white hospital bed in a nursing home for 20 years. But his connection to the whole world is only a nutrition tube, an excretory tube, and a brainwave sensing Internet device.
Although Lothar cannot use his limbs and five senses to touch and feel the world like a normal person, he has a good brain and a quantum network that connects the whole world. So, it's no surprise that Lothar is so caught up in a virtual online game that she can't extricate herself from. The data stream of 0s and 1s can replace his hands, his eyes, and his ears, allowing him to live like a normal person in a world with 95% fidelity.
But the virtual world, after all, is not real.
Lothar has achieved some of the most impressive achievements in the virtual game King of Mages. But for him, this was not enough. He wants to feel more, to know more, to experience more, to integrate more deeply into the world, not to be a waste person who can only be excreted by a catheter.
It was this kind of life experience that made him extremely curious - even close to paranoia.
Virtual games block out the sense of pain, so when Lothar was injured for the first time and felt the special stimulation transmitted by his nerves, he felt happy from the bottom of his heart.